There
are some interesting names from the top 1000 in the years
1880-1900. For example, "nicknamey"-type names were In. Here are
some of those for women:
Addie |
Clemmie |
Fannie |
Kitty |
Lummie |
Mollie/Molly |
Peggy |
Tishie |
Aggie |
Cordie |
Florrie |
Kizzie |
Lutie |
Monnie |
Pinkie |
Tommie |
Alcie |
Corrie |
Flossie |
Lacie/Lacy |
Macie/Macy |
Mossie |
Polly |
Tressie |
Allie |
Dell |
Frankie |
Lanie |
Madie |
Myrtie |
Queenie |
Trudie |
Angie |
Dessa |
Freddie |
Lannie |
Mae |
Nan |
Rae |
Vallie |
Annie |
Dessie |
Fronie |
Lennie |
Maggie |
Nannie |
Reba |
Vannie |
Arie/Arrie |
Dicie/Dicy |
Genie |
Leonie |
Mallie |
Nealie |
Rella |
Vassie |
Arlie |
Dillie |
Georgie |
Lessie |
Mame |
Nell |
Rennie |
Venie |
Audie |
Dixie |
Gertie |
Lettie |
Mamie |
Nella |
Retta |
Verdie |
Avie |
Docia/Dosha |
Goldie |
Lexie |
Mammie |
Nellie |
Rilla |
Verlie |
Belle |
Dollie |
Gracie |
Libbie |
Manda |
Neppie |
Rillie |
Vernie |
Bertie |
Donie |
Gussie |
Liddie |
Mandy |
Netta |
Robbie |
Versie |
Bessie |
Donnie |
Hallie |
Lillie |
Manie |
Nettie |
Rosie |
Vertie |
Betsy |
Doshie |
Hassie |
Linnie |
Margie |
Nolie |
Rossie |
Viney |
Betty |
Dottie |
Hattie |
Lissie |
Marry |
Nonie |
Roxie |
Vinnie |
Birdie |
Dovie |
Hessie |
Littie |
Matie |
Ocie |
Ruthie |
Virgie |
Caddie |
Effa |
Hettie |
Lizzie |
Mattie |
Oda |
Sadie |
Willa |
Callie |
Effie |
Icy/Icie |
Lockie |
Maudie |
Olie |
Sallie |
Willie |
Cammie |
Ellie |
Janie |
Lollie |
Maxie |
Ollie |
Sammie |
Winnie |
Carrie |
Elsie |
Jannie |
Lonie |
Mazie |
Omie |
Sannie |
Zadie |
Cassie |
Elvie |
Jennie |
Lonnie |
Mellie |
Onie |
Sina |
Zella |
Celie |
Emmie |
Jessie |
Lossie |
Mettie |
Osa |
Sudie |
Zetta |
Chanie/Chaney |
Erie |
Jettie |
Lottie |
Millie |
Osie |
Sula |
Zettie |
Charlottie |
Essie |
Jimmie |
Lou |
Mina |
Ossie |
Susie |
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Cherry |
Estie |
Johnny |
Louie |
Minda |
Ottie |
Tella |
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Chrissie |
Etha |
Josie |
Lovie |
Minna |
Ouida |
Tempie |
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Cinda |
Ettie |
Jossie |
Ludie |
Minnie |
Paralee |
Tennie |
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Classie |
Evie |
Junie |
Lue |
Minta |
Patsy |
Tessie |
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Claudie |
Exie |
Katie |
Lulie |
Mintie |
Pattie |
Tilda |
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Clella |
Fairy |
Kattie |
Lulu |
Mittie |
Pearlie |
Tillie |
Whoever thought
Dakota was a recent invention for a baby name didn't check out
the late Victorian era! The women's list here has no fewer than
seven state names in the top 1000! Here are those, plus some
other names we haven't seen much of since then:
Alla |
Delta |
Floy |
Lady |
Media |
Ozella |
Veda |
Albertine |
Dortha |
Garnet |
Lala |
Melva |
Pansy |
Venus |
Alpha |
Easter |
Gay |
Lavonia |
Meta |
Parthenia |
Vesta |
Ardella |
Edmonia |
Helma |
Leitha |
Mignon |
Pernelia |
Viva |
Arizona |
Electa |
Hermine |
Lella |
Mima |
Queen |
Wilda |
Arvilla |
Elmira |
Hertha |
Lemma |
Minervia |
Sabra |
Yetta |
Bama |
Elva |
Hildegarde |
Linna |
Missouri |
Sophronia |
Zilpha |
Belva |
Elza |
Hilma |
Loma |
Mozelle |
Sula |
Zoa |
Bena |
Elzada |
Hortense |
Lotta |
Mozella |
Sybilla |
Zola |
Bird/Byrd |
Eola |
Hulda |
Love |
Myrtice |
Tenessee |
Zona |
Buena |
Era |
Idell |
Lovina |
Neva |
Texas |
Zora |
Calla |
Esta |
Ila |
Lucretia |
Nevada |
Theda |
Zula |
Celestia |
Ethelyn |
Ina |
Lugenia |
Nolia |
Thora |
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Celestine |
Etna |
India |
Lula |
Nova |
Thursa |
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Clora |
Eula |
Indiana |
Mahala |
Novella |
Tomasa |
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Clyda |
Eulalie |
Isa |
Malvina |
Oma |
Tressa |
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Corda |
Fleta |
Iva |
Margaretta |
Orilla |
Treva |
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Creola |
Florida |
Ivory |
Marilla |
Orpha |
Twila |
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Delphia |
Florine |
Izora |
Marvel |
Ottilie |
Una |
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Surname-names
seem to be for men what -ie names are for women in this era.
Here are some surnames used as first names:
Addison |
Burley |
Dorsey |
Granville |
Judson |
Millard |
Pinkney |
Talmadge |
Wellington |
Alden |
Burnett |
Doyle |
Green |
Kelley |
Miller |
Pleasant |
Taylor |
Wesley |
Allison |
Butler |
Early |
Halsey |
Kirby |
Milton |
Preston |
Thornton |
West |
Alton |
Carleton |
Eldridge |
Hamilton |
Knox |
Mitchell |
Price |
Thurman |
West |
Anderson |
Carroll |
Ellsworth |
Hampton |
Lafayette |
Monroe |
Raleigh |
Thurston |
Wheeler |
Asbury |
Carson |
Elmore |
Hardy |
Lamar |
Moody |
Rayfield |
Tilden |
Willard |
Ashby |
Carter |
Elwood |
Harland |
Lambert |
Morris |
Redden |
Tillman |
Williams |
Austin |
Casey |
Emery |
Harley |
Larkin |
Morton |
Richmond |
Tillman |
Willis |
Bailey |
Chalmers |
Evans |
Harlow |
Lincoln |
Murphy |
Rogers |
Tracy |
Wilmer |
Ballard |
Chauncey |
Evert |
Harmon |
Lindsay |
Murray |
Roosevelt |
Truman |
Wilson |
Bartley |
Clayton |
Ewell |
Hayden |
Linwood |
Newton |
Rush |
Turner |
Wilton |
Barton |
Clifton |
Fayette |
Hayes |
Logan |
Nolan |
Sanders |
Tyler |
Winfield |
Baxter |
Clinton |
Felton |
Haywood |
Lowell |
Norris |
Schuyler |
Vaughn |
Woodrow |
Bedford |
Coleman |
Finley |
Heber |
Madison |
Norton |
Shafter |
Volney |
Worth |
Bennett |
Conley |
Fitzhugh |
Henderson |
Manley |
Norval |
Shedrick |
Walker |
Wyatt |
Benton |
Courtney |
Fleming |
Hilliard |
Marshall |
Norwood |
Shelby |
Wallace |
Wylie |
Beverly |
Crawford |
Fletcher |
Hobson |
Maxwell |
Orville |
Sherman |
Walton |
Young |
Booker |
Crockett |
Ford |
Holmes |
Maynard |
Osbourne |
Shirley |
Warner |
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Boyce |
Curley |
Freeman |
Houston |
Mckinley |
Palmer |
Sinclair |
Washington |
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Boyd |
Dalton |
Furman |
Hudson |
Melton |
Park |
Smith |
Watt |
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Bradford |
Dempsey |
Gardner |
Jackson |
Melville |
Parker |
Spencer |
Waverly |
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Brady |
Dewey |
Garfield |
Jefferson |
Merrill |
Parley |
Spurgeon |
Wayman |
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Brooks |
Dewitt |
Garland |
Jennings |
Meyer |
Perley |
Sterling |
Webb |
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Brown |
Dillard |
Gaylord |
Johnson |
Milburn |
Pierce |
Stonewall |
Webster |
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Bryant |
Donovan |
Gottlieb |
Jones |
Milford |
Pink |
Sumner |
Weldon |
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The men's list
has some interesting names you don't hear much from anymore as
well:
Ab |
Burr |
Delos |
French |
Ivory |
Marcellus |
Ransom |
Ace |
Buster |
Denver |
Friend |
Ivy |
Mart |
Rex |
Admiral |
Caesar |
Doc/Dock |
Gale |
Jewel |
Math |
Rolla |
Adolphus |
Candido |
Doctor |
Gaston |
Judge |
Minor |
Romeo |
Albion |
Cato |
Doss |
Gee |
Junius |
Mont |
Royal |
Alcide |
Ceylon |
Dow |
General |
Justice |
Newt |
Rube |
Alf |
Chesley |
Duke |
Golden |
King |
Noble |
Rush |
Algie |
Chin |
Early |
Gorge |
Lacy |
Obed |
Shade |
Alpha |
Christ |
Elder |
Gust |
Lafe |
Octave |
Squire |
Alpheus |
Cicero |
Elick |
Hamp |
Laurie |
Odie |
Stacy |
Alva/Alvah |
Cletus |
Elmo |
Handy |
Lavern |
Oral |
Theron |
Alvie |
Cleve |
Elzie |
Hence |
Lawyer |
Orange |
Tobe |
Arch |
Clovis |
Erasmus |
Hezekiah |
Lem |
Orley |
Urban |
Arvid |
Cloyd |
Erastus |
Holly |
Leonidas |
Ossie |
Valentine |
Axel |
Colonel |
Erie |
Horace |
Lige |
Otha |
Vernie |
Bishop |
Columbus |
Fate |
Hosea |
Lonzie |
Otho |
Vester |
Boston |
Commodore |
Ferd |
Hosie |
Luster |
Pleas |
Wash |
Buck |
Coy |
Finis |
Hosteen |
Mac |
Press |
Yancy |
Budd |
Creed |
Flem |
Hoy |
Major |
Price |
Zollie |
Buford |
Dee |
Ford |
Ike |
Mal |
Prince |
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